Ashram
Named Hindu retreat
An ashram is a secluded dwelling where a Hindu religious community lives under the guidance of a guru.
The term extends to any spiritual retreat center, particularly those offering meditation, yoga, or contemplative practice: She spent a month at an ashram in India.
In casual use, ashram can describe any place of peaceful withdrawal from ordinary life.
Secluded religious dwelling
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- dwellingPlace of residence
- compoundCombined into one
grounds · temple · hall · dormitory · garden · kitchen · meditation hall · India
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- meditationFocused attention practice
- guruRevered authority figure
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
mantra · disciple · enlightenment · puja · chanting · prayer · renunciation · contemplation
hermitage
Secluded religious dwelling
compound · grounds · temple · hall · dormitory · garden · kitchen · meditation hall · India · Ganges
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- meditationFocused attention practice
- guruRevered authority figure
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
yoga · mantra · disciple · enlightenment · puja · chanting · prayer · renunciation · contemplation · awakening
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
simplicity · vegetarian · celibacy · fasting · work · study · scripture · waking · predawn · barefoot
commune
Shared-living community
swami · seekers · sangha · communal · gathering · brotherhood · sisterhood · disciples · monastic · collective
Ashramcorporate headquarters
Firm's primary administrative location
factory · trading floor · shopping mall · casino · nightclub
AshramLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Times Square · marketplace · bazaar · red-light district · financial district